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Apr 19 2021 April 19, 2021 April 6, 2026 2Comments 5:41 pm
Malcolm Ranjith

Request to observe two-minute silence on April 21

April 19, 2021 - 5:41 pm

His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, today requested the public to observe two minutes’ silence at 8.45 a.m. on April 21 as a mark of respect for the victims of the Easter Sunday bombings.

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Apr 19 2021 April 19, 2021 April 6, 2026 1Comment 1:52 pm
Sri Lanka Rupee vs US Dollar

Sri Lankan Rupee further appreciates against US Dollar

April 19, 2021 - 1:52 pm

The Sri Lankan Rupee has further appreciated against the US Dollar today (19).

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Apr 19 2021 April 19, 2021 April 6, 2026 1Comment 10:19 am
Sarath Fonseka

Port City can be an asset if stringently enforced – Fonseka

April 19, 2021 - 10:19 am

Parliamentarian Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka says if the Port City project is carried out in a stringent manner, it can be an asset to the country.

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Apr 19 2021 April 19, 2021 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:56 am
Mohamed Ali Sabry

Legislation to control online news on the cards: Government

April 19, 2021 - 9:56 am

The Government says the proposed fake news law is currently being discussed by the Cabinet.

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Apr 19 2021 April 19, 2021 April 6, 2026 1Comment 7:22 am
Harsha De Silva

Harsha exposes flaws in new Government’s plans for Port City

April 19, 2021 - 7:22 am

Main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday exposed serious flaws in the new Government’s plans for the ambitious and multibillion dollar Port City project and called for inclusion of proper regulation to make it a success.

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Apr 19 2021 April 19, 2021 April 6, 2026 3Comments 7:05 am
Relative of a victim of Easter bombings in Sri Lanka meets Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith

Easter Sunday carnage: Attacks carried out by group to ensure political power – Cardinal

April 19, 2021 - 7:05 am

The 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday bombings appears to have been carried out by a certain group to further strengthen their political power, claimed Catholic Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith.

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Apr 18 2021 April 18, 2021 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:12 am
Samantha Vidyarathna

Public waging war to save the country – JVP

April 18, 2021 - 9:12 am

The JVP says the present government is acting in a manner that it can divide the country in several sections and sell them to foreign entities since it managed to liberate the country from separatists.

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Apr 18 2021 April 18, 2021 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:43 am
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

SLPP to take action against MP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

April 18, 2021 - 8:43 am

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will take action against the outbursts of MP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe who criticised the proposed Port City Bill as an attempt to create a Chinese colony within Sri Lanka.

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Apr 17 2021 April 17, 2021 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:49 pm
Supreme court of Sri Lanka

Five judge bench to peruse petitions filed on Port City Commission Bill

April 17, 2021 - 12:49 pm

A Five Judge bench of Supreme Court was appointed yesterday to consider the petitions filed challenging the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill.

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Apr 17 2021 April 17, 2021 April 6, 2026 1Comment 8:27 am
Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Port City Bill needs referendum – Anura Kumara Dissanayake

April 17, 2021 - 8:27 am

JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday (16) said, the party filed a petition at the Supreme Court requesting an order that the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill requires a referendum

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Apr 17 2021 April 17, 2021 April 6, 2026 1Comment 8:20 am
Ajith Nivard Cabraal

Colombo Port City will not be handed over to China – State Minister Cabraal

April 17, 2021 - 8:20 am

The government will not hand over the Colombo Port City to China through the Port City Economic Commission Bill.

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Apr 17 2021 April 17, 2021 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:06 am
Namal Rajapaksa

Measures to help detained Lankan women in Saudi – Namal

April 17, 2021 - 8:06 am

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has assured a solution to Sri Lankan women wrongfully detained in Saudi Arabia.

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Apr 16 2021 April 16, 2021 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:43 pm
Mahindananda Aluthgamage

Mahindananda responds to Wijeyadasa’s claims

April 16, 2021 - 4:43 pm

Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage today revealed that the President spoke to Parliamentarian Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe after the MP raised certain concerns pertaining to the proposed Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill.

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Apr 16 2021 April 16, 2021 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:19 pm
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe claims life under threat by President

April 16, 2021 - 4:19 pm

Parliamentarian Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe today alleged that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had telephoned him early morning and threatened him over his allegations yesterday that the Port City would transform into a Chinese colony.

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Apr 16 2021 April 16, 2021 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:43 pm
Sanjeev Gardiner and his son Seshaan

Prince Philip’s car becomes Sri Lankan royal artefact

April 16, 2021 - 1:43 pm

An almost 90-year-old car that once belonged to Britain’s late Prince Philip is now the centrepiece of a seaside museum in Sri Lanka.

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Apr 16 2021 April 16, 2021 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:11 am
Gun shooting

STF opens fire at Cab defying orders at checkpoint in Point Pedro

April 16, 2021 - 11:11 am

Two persons have sustained injuries after the Police Special Task Force (STF) officers opened fire at a Cab that defied the orders to stop at a checkpoint in Point Pedro in Jaffna.

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